2008 Volkswagen Jetta

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2008. IT IS NOW AUGUST 23, 2008 AND IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP THIS WEEK FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH PLATES. IT IS A 2008 JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2.0T WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS A JERKY, SURGING FEELING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP. YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT STARTS TO JERK AS IF YOU'RE TAPPING THE GAS AND LETTING OFF. IT HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY WHEN I DRIVE A LOT. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE. THE CAR WAS BUILT IN MAY 2008 AS FAR AS I KNOW, MEANING ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS OF TODAY AUGUST 21, 2009. I CAN'T BELIEVE A CAR THAT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING THESE MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBERG EDITION. FROM A DEALERSHIP ON STATEN ISLAND. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD FROM A STARTING POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE OR LUNGE BACKWARDS FROM A STARTING POSITION WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CAR MAKES VERY JERKY, JOLTY MOVEMENTS FORWARD. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OPEN ROAD IN BROOKLYN, NY. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE PART IS ON ORDER, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART COMES IN FROM GERMANY. ALTHOUGH THEY OFFERED US A "RENTAL" CAR JUST IN CASE WE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE. I READ TODAY (AUGUST 21ST) THAT VW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NHTSA IS RECALLING SEVERAL VW'S DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DCT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY INVOLVE MORE THAN THE CARS LISTED, AS I AM SURE THAT OUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 08 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG WITH DSG TRANSMISSION FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAVE DRIVEN IT 25000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN PERFECT BUT I PUT THE VARIOUS CLUNKS, HESITATIONS AND HARD SHIFTS DOWN TO THE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS TIME HAS GONE BY I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASED TENDENCY FOR THE CAR TO SURGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY REVERSE. THIS CAUSES REPEATED SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS MUCH GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT IN THROTTLE INPUT. GIVEN THAT I NEED TO NEGOTIATE MY CHILD'S DAYCARE FACILITY PARKING LOT TWICE A DAY THIS SITUATION HAS BECOME A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN VERY SLOWLY STARTING FORWARD FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SITUATION IS NOT QUITE AS SERIOUS A CONCERN FOR ME BUT IS AT LEAST VERY ANNOYING. PRIMARILY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY REVERSE MY VEHICLE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY SPEED IN DOING SO. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG W/ DSG TRANSMISSION, 22K MILES. AFTER WARMING UP, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT LURCHING AND STUTTERING FROM A STOP WHEN IN D(RIVE), S(PORT) OR "MANUAL" MODE. WHEN IN D & S, THERE IS OFTEN TIMES A HARSH DOWNSHIFT INTO 3RD OR 2ND GEAR. ENGINE ALMOST DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON OCCASION, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. IN REVERSE, THERE IS ALMOST NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARDS VERY NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MAY NEED A REGULAR SERVICING TO FIX, BUT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVAL ISN'T UNTIL 40K MILES. CURRENTLY WAITING ON APPT AT DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, WOLFSBURG EDITION.WE PURCHASED THIS CAR 8-08 FROM A VW DEALER, IT WAS BRAND NEW. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONDITION KEPT GETTING WORSE AND BEGAN ALSO LUNGING FORWARD WHEN IDLING. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE VW DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER MEMORY IN MY CAR AND IT WAS MEMORIZING HOW I DRIVE AND IF I SWITCHED OVER TO ANOTHER DRIVER IT WOULD BE CONFUSED AND LUNGE. THIS IS WRITTEN ON MY RECEIPT FOR THE WORK: "ADVISE CUSTOMER TO ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT IS ACTING AS IF TWO PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AND THE ADAPTIVE LEARNING IS CONFUSED. NO CODES STORED." MY CAR IS CONFUSED, THEREFORE THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE DRIVER???? SOUNDED SILLY TO ME, BUT I NEEDED MY CAR AND I ACCEPTED THAT EXPLANATION AND LEFT. THE CONDITION ONLY WORSENED. THE LUNGE OR SURGING FORWARD BECAME SO NOTICEABLE THAT IT WAS EMBARRASSING. MY HUSBAND SAID HE ALSO NOTICED IT LUNGING OR SURGING IN THE REVERSE GEAR AS WELL AS FORWARD AND IDLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE VW DEALERSHIP JULY 13, 2009. THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS A FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNIT. THEY CANNOT EVEN GET THE PART UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST. THEY TOLD ME THAT PROBLEMS WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT ARE RARE. HOWEVER, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE VW JETTAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND, THIS PART IS A BIT WEIRD...MANY OF THEM HAD TO WAIT WEEKS FOR THE PART. ONE PERSON REPORTED THAT THE "SURGING FORWARD" WAS SO BAD THAT HE HIT ANOTHER CAR. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE THIS CONDITION COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO OWN A NEW CAR THAT HAS SOMETHING SO MAJOR WRONG WITH IT. AND IT WAS VERY UPSETTING TO FIND SO MANY OTHERS (ONLINE FORUMS) WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS SITUATION. *TR

1. THIS ISSUE IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, LIKE AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 OR 30 MINUTES OR SO. 2. MY CAR (VW JETTA '08 DSG) AUTOMATIC TRANNY OPERATION FAILS USUALLY WHEN IN 1ST GEAR (WHILE IN 'D' MODE) OR IN REVERSE SO THAT YOU EXPERIENCE VERY BAD "LURCHING" AND SURGING EFFECT. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY REV AND JUMP FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO THEN FEEL LIKE IT WAS IDLING WRONG AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE, THEN RUN FINE THEN DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE CAR WOULDN'T HAVE POWER TO MOVE WHEN ITS NEEDED FOR EXAMPLE IN T-JUNCTION. 3. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO GET THE CAR IN TO FIX THE BAD MECHATRONICS UNIT. THE NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT PART WAS ORDERED AND IT WILL TAKE "SOME TIME" (NO LESS THAN ONE MONTH), NO EXACT DATE WAS GIVEN WHEN THEN NEW PART IS AVAILABLE AND READY FOR REPLACING. I FEAR THAT THE DSG REPAIRING IS NOT THE FINAL SOLUTION AND IT WILL TAKE LOTS OF REPAIRS TO GET THIS THING EVENTUALLY FIXED. *NOTE* CAR VIN SITE DIDN'T ACCEPT IT FOR SOME REASON. *TR

I'M GOING ON MY 3RD DSG/MECHATRONICS UNIT. I HAVE A 08 WOLFSBURG WITH 31,000 MILES. THE VERY FIRST DAY I HAD THE CAR IN BROKE DOWN WITH 101 MILES ON IT. FLASHING PRNDS AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEARS OR REVERSE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WAITED 3 WEEKS FOR NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT. FOR A FEW DAYS IT WAS FINE THEN IT STARTED WITH JERKING,HARD DOWN SHIFTS FROM 3 TO 1 IN DRIVE. BACKING UP WAS SCARY AT TIMES. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR DSG. GOT TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME STORY FROM THEM AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MECHATRONICS UNIT AND ITS ON ORDER SINCE JUNE 12,2009 AND TODAY IS JULY 25, 2009 AND STILL WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED. *TR